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The 15th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-15)

The 15th Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum
(APRSAF-15)
Hanoi, Vietnam, 2008


Program

Day-1:Wednesday, 10 December 2008 / Hanoi

 
[Registration : 08:30-09:00]
[Working Group Session : 9:00-16:30]
Time
Title
09:30-12:30  
A. Earth Observation WG B. Communication Satellite Application WG

C. Space Education & Awareness WG

D. Space Environmant Utilization WG
[Co-Chairs]
Dr. Takashi Moriyama
Fellow, Earth Observation Research Center, JAXA

Prof. Tran Manh Tuan
Chairman, Scientific Council of Space Technology Institute (STI)
[Co-Chairs]
Mr. Hiroki Kohata
Mission Manager, Satellite Applications and Promotion Center, JAXA

Prof. Nguyen Van Ngo
President, The Radio-Electronics Association of Vietnam

[Co-Chairs]
Dr. Takashi Kubota
Associate Professor, Department of Spacecraft, Engineering, JAXA/ISAS

Dr. Doan Minh Chung
Vice Director, Space Technology Institute (STI), VAST

[Co-Chairs]
Mr. Tetsuo Tanaka
Director, Space Environment Utilization Center, JAXA

 

Dr. Pham Anh Tuan
Vice Director, Space Technology Institute (STI), VAST


*10:30-10:50 Coffee Break
12:30-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-16:30

Working Group Sessions (Cont'd)

*14:30-14:50 Coffee Break


[19:00-21:00 Reception hosted by MEXT]
 

Day-2 : Thursday, 11 December 2008 / Hanoi & Ha Long Bay

 

Plenary Session chaired by Prof. Nguyen Khoa Son, Chairman, Vice President, VAST
and Dr. Hiroki Matsuo, Chairman, Space Activities Commission (SAC) / MEXT

[Registration : 08:30-09:00]
Time
Title
09:00-10:00

Welcome Addresses and Remarks by Co-Chairs
Special Greetings
Key note address

Summary of APRSAF-14
10:00-10:40 Photo Session & Coffee Break
10:40-12:20

Keynote Speeches by representatives of participating countries

(in Alphabetical order, 15 min. each)
12:20-13:50 Lunch Break
13:50-15:20

Special Session on Sentinel Asia

15:20- Move to Ha Long Bay
 
[19:30-21:00 Reception hosted by VAST at Ha Long Bay
 

Day-3 : Friday, 12 December 2008 / Ha Long Bay

 
Time
Title
08:30-09:30

Reports from Working Groups,

  • Earth Observation WG Report
  • Communication Satellite Application WG Report 
  • Space Education & Awareness WG Report
  • Space Environment Utilization WG Report
09:30-10:00 Coffee Break
10:00-11:30

Discussion
Adoption of Recommendations
Announcement of the APRSAF-16
Closing Remarks by Co-Chairs

Adjourn
11:30-13:00 Lunch
13:00-17:00

Technical Tour

 
 
- MEETING DETAILS -
Date
  December 10 - 12, 2008
   
Location
  Hanoi and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
   
Co-organizers
  Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
  Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
 
Announcement
  1st Announcement
                  Appendix
   
 
   
 
General Co-chair
 
Dr Hiroki Matsuo
Chairman, Space Activities
Commission, MEXT

Welcome Message (PDF)
Prof. Nguyen Khoa Son
Vice President, VAST


Welcome Message (PDF)
 
Leaflet
 
APRSAF-15 Leaflet (PDF 1MB)  
Point of Contact
 

For Participants from the countries except Vietnam:
If you have any inquires concerning the APRSAF-15, please feel free to contact:
Ms. Kiyomi Murakami, APRSAF-15 Secretariat
#601 Ebisuichibankan, 1-13-10 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013, JAPAN
TEL:+81-3-6277-0117, FAX:+81-3-6277-0118 or E-mail: aprsaf15@aprsaf.org.

For Participants from Vietnam:
If you have any inquires concerning the APRSAF-15, please feel free to contact:
Dr. Pham Anh Tuan, Vice Director, Space Technology Institute (STI)
18 Hoang Quoc Viet Hanoi, Vietnam
TEL: +84-4-7915106, +84-4-2152712, FAX:+84-4-7914622, or E-mail: patuan@sti.vast.ac.vn

 
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